Kami Gardner is in her third season as the director of aquatics
and head men's and women's swimming coach at W&L. She had
previously served as the head women's swimming coach for five
seasons and was the interim men's coach for much of the 2012
season. The 2012-13 season was her first as the head coach
for the combined men's and women's program.

Gardner's seven seasons coaching the women has resulted in a
62-27 overall record and seven Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Championships. Additionally, her athletes have gone on to set 35
new school records over the past six years, including setting new
bests in all five relay events. Her 2012-13 team set seven
school records alone in posting a 10-3 overall record, while the
team broke 10 more school records in 2013-14 and went 9-3 overall.
For her efforts she has been recognized as the ODAC Coach of the
Year three times in the past six seasons.

Gardner's swimmers have received 105 All-ODAC citations during
her tenure and the Generals have claimed either the ODAC Swimmer,
Scholar-Athlete or Rookie of the Year Awards across the last six
seasons. Gardner helped mentor Lindsey Strachan '09 to
Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 200 back in 2009,
W&L's first women's swimming All-American in 10 years.
For her efforts, she was recognized as the 2009 ODAC Women's
Swimming Coach of the Year.

While coaching the men, Gardner helped lead the Generals to a
19-7 overall record and two Top 30 finishes at the NCAA
Championships. She helped guide Rick Sykes '13 to First Team
All-America laurels in the 50 freestyle, while seven other athletes
have received Honorable Mention All-America status in her three
seasons.

Gardner came to W&L following 13 seasons as the head men's
and women's swimming coach, aquatics director and instructor at the
State University of New York at Oswego. She guided the women's
swimming team to three-straight conference titles and an undefeated
record from 2005-07.

Gardner's Oswego teams also achieved great things in the
classroom, with 14 athletes earning Academic All-America honors and
several teams garnering highest GPA awards. Individually, Gardner
received the SUNYAC Men's Swimming Coach of the Year Award on three
occasions and was presented the Women's Swimming Coach of the Year
honor eight times, including following each of her final seven
seasons.

Prior to taking the helm at SUNY Oswego, Gardner was an
assistant swim coach at Western Illinois University from 1993-94.
While at WIU, she helped to lead the Leathernecks' men's team to
back-to-back Mid-Continent Conference championships. In 1994, she
assisted in coaching both the conference's Swimmer of the Year and
Newcomer of the Year, in addition to being a part of the Western
Illinois staff that was honored as the conference's Coaching Staff
of the Year.

Gardner is a 1991 graduate of Kenyon College, where she
graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor of arts in psychology. She
helped the swimming team to four NCAA Division III Championships
and was a 27-time All-American. A total of 17-times she was a
National Champion and was named an Academic All-American on two
occasions. Additionally, she broke five national records and was
named the 1991 NCAA Division III Swimmer of the Year. Gardner
participated at the 1984 Olympic trials in the 100 and 200
backstroke.

A 1991 Honda Award Nominee and 2002 inductee into the Kenyon
College Athletic Hall of Fame, Gardner graduated from Western
Illinois University in 1994 with a master's degree in sports
management and also served as an assistant swimming coach. She was
also a member of the inaugural Troy High School Athletics Hall of
Fame, which was inducted on September 9, 2013.

Gardner has been a member of the College Swimming Coaches
Association of America since 1994 and, in 2003, she was awarded the
American Swim Coaches Association Certificate of Excellence. In
2001, Gardner was the Assistant Meet Director for the Men's and
Women's Division III Championships. Active in the sport, Gardner
has been involved in numerous camps, both as a counselor and as a
lecturer.